# Khakhara Village, Bahoriband, Katni (Madhya Pradesh)

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/bahoriband/khakhara/

Village · Bahoriband, Katni 

# Khakhara

Khakhara is a village in Bahoriband sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **451 people in 112 households**, the 134th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 451people (2011)
- 112households
- 71.1%literacy
- 919females per 1,000 males

## Khakhara PIN code and other codes

Khakhara falls in Bahoriband sub-district, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBahoriband
- Census village code488627

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Khakhara from nearby towns?

- Bahoriband (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Katni (district HQ)70 km by road
- Sihora (nearest town)45 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Khakhara?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Khakhara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bankal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sihora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katni
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Khakhara known for?

The main crops are **dhan, wheat and chana**. About 75% of the 157 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Khakhara

Of every 100 households in Khakhara in 2011, 95 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khakhara · ■ Bahoriband rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****25%**

**50%

Television ****10%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****58%**

**41%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Khakhara?

■ Khakhara · ■ Bahoriband rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****892**

**948

Working population ****51.2%**

**47.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.3% for men and 60.1% for women. 59% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 41 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (4%) · **■** Other work 21 (9%) · **■** Marginal 160 (69%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Bahoriband

- Rampur476 people
- Gada474 people
- Kajarwara469 people
- Raipura461 people
- Bamhauri444 people
- Kachhgawan430 people
- Soma Kalan426 people
- Gudiyapura425 people

[All 195 villages in Bahoriband](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/bahoriband/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Khakhara from Katni?70 km by road
- What is the population of Khakhara?451 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khakhara in?Katni district (Bahoriband sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Khakhara?71.1% (Census 2011)